Letter To A Lonesome Cowboy by Jackie Merritt released on Dec 25, 1997 is available now for purchase.

The man who stole her heart Dana Bailey was a woman on the run, and romance was the last thing on her mind. But when her great escape led her to Detective Kurt Noble's arms, she was torn. Whitehorn's sexiest lawman could cost Dana her freedom if he ever found out her secret—and yet he'd already locked up her heart. Could she risk her future for the passion she felt only in his embrace?

A Maverick … with marriage on his mind? Like a tiger prowling the darkest jungles, Sam Brightwater always sidestepped the terrifying trap of love. Still, he vowed to settle down. Start a traditional family. Do his tribe proud. So the last woman Sam should have been attracted to was blue-eyed Julia Stedman, the half-Cheyenne visitor sampling her heritage before scurrying back to her ultramodern world. But Julia got under Sam's skin like a stubborn, sexy burr. And soon they were making love—making a baby!—and making mincemeat of Sam's grand plan….

He was a loner, a drifter... and the only man who could save a little girl's life. But to do that J. D. Cade would have to reveal a secret he'd kept for over twenty-five years—the secret that he was still alive. J. D. certainly hadn't planned on staying in Whitehorn. But soon he was renewing old friendships—and forging a tempting new one. Vibrant and tender, Dr. Carey Hall didn't know who J.D. was really Whitehorn's nearly forgotten golden boy—and she'd fallen prey to another Kincaid?

The Bride Who Was Stolen in the Night by Diana Palmer Young, innocent Abby Turner is determined to marry Mr. Absolutely Wrong...until her childhood crush rides back into her life. Chayce Derringer has deliberately kept his distance from Abby, but can he bear to watch her walk down the aisle with another man? Cowgirl Bride by Susan Mallery Lady wrangler Sierra Conroy gave up on love the day Dylan McLaine broke her heart. And over the years, she's convinced herself she doesn't need it. But the heartbreakingly handsome Dylan is back in town, and he's determined to change her mind—fast!

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery, a fanfavorite short story about love, returning home and second chancesCowgirl Sierra Conroy doesn’t need anyone. She’s tough, independent and more than capable of holding her own on the ranch, despite all the grief the cowboys give her about being a woman. Sierra certainly doesn’t need love. She gave up on that the day Dylan McLaine broke her heart and left town.Dylan knows he did wrong by Sierra, and he hasn’t been able to forget her, even after all these years. And now that his marriage is over, he’s bought a ranch in his hometown and he needs Sierra’s help to run it. But will the woman whose heart he broke give him another chance?

Return To Whitehorn, Montana, where a lone maverick out for justice forged a legend . . . Mail-order bride Haley Winthrop came to Big Sky Country with big dreams of a home and husband, until a soft-spoken cowboy with haunted eyes stole her heart away from her fiancé and took her heart hostage. Jesse Kincaid had vowed to bring down the man who'd had his father killed—and what better way to start than by kidnapping his bride-to-be? But he hadn't planned on falling for his own prisoner, and though Jesse'd sworn off love forever, something in Haley's blazing kisses promised eternity.

Wedding bells in Whitehorn?Ross Garrison was everything Lynn Taylor had ever dreamed of in a prince. And in one fairy-tale night, she gave him her innocence—and her heart. Now everyone was talking about how the prim schoolteacher turned up in the sexy lawyer's bed—until Ross gave the townsfolk something to really talk about and claimed Lynn as his bride-to-be! Lynn knew Ross was only trying to protect her honor. After all, this confirmed bachelor was about as far from marriage material as a man could be. Unless, of course, he fell in love...

The mystery man she marriedWho was this stranger before her? The man Danielle Mitchell once vowed to love, honor and cherish. The man who had disappeared with all his promises on a two-year mission, leaving her alone with their sweet child. Now Kyle was back, his heart just as elusive, their desire just as astonishing. And when he swore to protect her from the dangers that stalked both mother and daughter, Danielle was certain she and Sara would find shelter in his strong embrace. But could she welcome home this man as both her hero—and her husband?